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Over-65s are 38% of the population. This town in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 3,247.
Addingham does the important things well, at a cost. School results are strong: primary results beat 97% of towns in England. At A overall, Addingham ranks #5 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Nationally, it does better than 91% of UK towns. Health is a strength: life expectancy is 82.2 for men and 86.8 for women. Housing is expensive: a typical home costs £368,250 and rent runs £745 a month. Hazard risk is weaker too (D): 7.7% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Addingham does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Addingham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 56 buildings inside Addingham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Addingham. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey3.6 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryBolton Priory3.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumManor House Art Gallery and Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumIlkley Toy Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionDoubler Stones2.9 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionHesketh Farm Park3.6 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Addingham.
Line up the people of Addingham by age and the one in the middle is 57.1. Children are 13% of the town, and 6.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Among adults, 44% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Addingham | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 38% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 77% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 192 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addingham Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 192 | B+ |
4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (5.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). One GP practice serves the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Addingham is Airedale General Hospital, 4.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Addingham | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Addingham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. It counts 56 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I. Conservation areas cover 29% of the town’s land, below West Yorkshire’s towns (96%) but above England’s towns (7%). Homes from before 1919 make up just over a fifth of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Addingham logged 67 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 3 complaints of anti-social conduct. Homes see 8.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Addingham has less crime per resident than 84% of them. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.5 reports per 1,000, below West Yorkshire’s towns (7.1) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Social housing holds one in ten households. Behind the median of £368,250: 162 standard sales inside Addingham’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. It is the 6th most expensive of 91 towns of 2,500+ in West Yorkshire.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £506,000 | 53 |
| Semi-detached | £358,750 | 46 |
| Terraced | £319,999 | 52 |
| Flat or maisonette | £208,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 8% of resident commuters. At the census, just over four in five commuters went by car. 1.2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (2.3%) and England’s towns (2.3%). The census counted 42% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
56 listed buildings in Addingham, 1 of them Grade I.
The Crown Hotel: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0 · High Mill: Photo: Malcolm Street · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Hermon Wesleyan Reform Chapel: Photo: Betty Longbottom · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old Rectory: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addingham | 3,247 | — | A | C− | A− | A+ |
| Ilkley | 14,852 | 3 | A | C− | B− | A+ |
| Silsden | 8,392 | 3 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Steeton | 5,019 | 4.4 | B+ | B | D | B |
| Low Bradley | 1,203 | 4.6 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Embsay | 1,723 | 5 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
| East Morton | 1,227 | 5 | — | B | A | B+ |
| Cross Hills | 4,809 | 5.3 | B | B− | B | B− |
Low Bradley, Embsay and East Morton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 97% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Bradford council.
That is 7.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Addingham is a built-up area of 3,247 people, in the Bradford council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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